Getafe have agreed a loan deal with Valencia for Michel that could see the 25-year-old remain at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez for two seasons.
The attacking midfielder embarks on the third loan spell of his career having been limited to only 13 La Liga appearances for Valencia last season.
Valencia have reached an agreement with Getafe for the loan transfer of footballer Michel until June 30, 2015, with option to extend another season, Valencia confirmed on their official website.
The club wishes to thank Michel [for his] professionalism and behavior in his stay at Valencia.
Having made his Valencia debut in 2008, Michel has spent time with Deportivo La Coruna and Hercules, while permanently leaving the Mestalla for one season to play for Levante.
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The 2022 World Cup is over. It obviously brought a lot of interesting moments with it, not least Lionel Messi finally crowning his incredible career with the biggest trophy the game has to offer, but also many things regarding the organization of the tournament itself.
The talking points in that aspect mostly revolved around Qatar as the country chosen to host it, it s rather strict laws and questionable human rights record, as well as the deaths of a large number of workers while the modern stadiums in and around Doha were built.
The one thing which didn t cause much talk was the competition format. It was the same as for a number of previous editions 32 teams split into eight groups of four, with two teams from each group progressing to the round of 16 and so on. The …
Arsenal have joined Manchester United in the race to sign Mats Hummels, .
The centre back, who scored two goals for Germany in their triumphant World Cup campaign in Brazil in the summer, has long been linked with a move to England with United seemingly the front runners.
However, Arsene Wenger is desperate to strengthen his depleted back line and has identified the Borussia Dortmund star as his top target.
Hummels joined Dortmund from rivals Bayern Munich in January 2008, and has since notched up two hundred and twenty-seven appearances in all competitions, scoring twenty goals, and was part of the squads that won back to back Bundesliga titles in 2011 and 2012.
He won his thirty-seventh international cap as the World Champions lost to Poland in th…
FC Dallas interim head coach Peter Luccin has urged his players to show their passion on the pitch when they welcome St. Louis City to the Toyota Stadium.
Dallas announced they had parted company with Nico Estevez on June 9 after a run of five matches without a win left them second from bottom in the Western Conference.
Peter Luccin was brought in as his interim replacement, with the Frenchman aiming to make a positive mark for his first game in charge.
I think it s very important to understand that not everything was bad in the past. I think that we build some foundation, Luccin said.
I can see the passion in their eyes. They see passion in my eyes, too. So, the passion for that game is a key factor, too. This is what I saw. This is what they see from …
Goals from Andy Carroll, Pedro Obiang and Mark Noble inspired West Ham to a comeback 3-1 win at Southampton as Slaven Bilic
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s men climbed into ninth in the Premier League.
A debut goal for Manolo Gabbiadini had Southampton fans in raptures, but celebrations were short-lived as West Ham responded with a trio of goals to bounce back in style from the 4-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester City on Wednesday.
Gabbiadini struck a 12th-minute opener, thundering the ball beyond West Ham goalkeeper Darren Randolph after he was found by a lofted Jay Rodriguez pass.
The former Napoli forward had little time to enjoy his moment, though, as Carroll levelled just two minutes later with a tidy finish under a despairing Fraser Forster.
West Ham put the…
Thomas Muller s second Bundesliga goal of the season was enough for Bayern Munich to see off Borussia Monchengladbach 1-0 at Borussia-Park on Sunday, as the champions seized on RB Leipzig s loss to extend their commanding lead at the top of the table.
The Germany international had last netted in the German top flight in December 2016, going nine games without a goal, but he ended his drought with a fine finish after the break to seal the win for Carlo Ancelotti s men.
Bayern had reason for optimism heading into the encounter, having won six of their eight Bundesliga games in 2017 and drawing the remaining two, but they also knew Dieter Hecking s men would pose a stern test.
Gladbach had lost just four of their 11 Bundesliga games against Bayern since the start …
Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has the right characteristics to become a strong manager , according to his former LA Galaxy coach Bruce Arena.
Gerrard ended his playing career in 2016 following an 18-month stint with the Galaxy, having left Liverpool after 17 years in a tenure that included two FA Cup wins, UEFA Cup glory and the Champions League title.
The 114-time capped former England international returned to Liverpool to coach in their academy and was granted control of the Under-18 side for the 2017-18 season.
After one season at youth level, Gerrard has taken on an immense challenge at Ibrox, with Celtic having firmly established themselves as Scotland s dominant force since Rangers were relegated to the fourth tier after being liquidated in 2012.
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Mourinho loves his second seasons
Souness Dig at Mourinho
It’s never a good thing to step on Jose Mourinho’s toes and former manager Graeme Souness could be forced to reassess his claim Portuguese tactician was not the right man for
Graeme Souness thinks Manchester United ‘felt compelled to get a big name’ after seeing Pep Guardiola join their neighbours and admits he was never convinced by the Red Devils’ choice to bring in Mourinho as Louis van Gaal’s successor.
Needless to say, the former Reds boss Souness’ words turned a couple of heads and went on to upset the Red Devils fans who pointed out that Jose Mourinho got a taste of the Community Shield glory, and got EFL Cup and Europa League success during his first year in charge at Old Trafford,…
Arsenal goalkeeper Emi Martinez has joined Getafe on a season-long loan.
Martinez, who moved to the Gunners from Independiente in 2010, kept three clean sheets in five appearances for the club last season.
And the 24-year-old will now look to impress for Getafe, who are back in LaLiga after securing an immediate return from the Segunda Division.
Getafe beat Tenerife in the promotion play-offs final to reach the top flight and will start their league campaign at Athletic Bilbao on August 20.
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After Jurgen Klopp announced he would be leaving Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season, focus at Signal Iduna Park returns to on-field matters with Saturday s visit of relegation-threatened Paderborn.
Klopp Dortmund s most successful coach with a points-per-game ratio of 1.9 and two Bundesliga titles is to call time on his seven-year tenure at the end of the season.
Dortmund, who have endured a rocky campaign domestically, now sit 10th thanks to a recent revival and Klopp s bid to finish with a flourish continues against lowly Paderborn.
Despite victory over Augsburg last time out, Andre Breitenreiter s men remain in the relegation mix-up, as do Hamburg who opted for another change of coach in midweek.
The league s bottom side have entruste…